Lexical Definition
λίμνη límnē (lim'-nay) lake G:N-F
probably from λιμήν (through the idea of nearness of shore)
lake.
- a pond (large or small)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| λίμνῃ | lake | Rev.21.8 |
| λίμνησ | lake | Luke.8.22 |
| λίμνην | lake | Luke.5.1 • Luke.5.2 • Luke.8.23 • Luke.8.33 • Rev.19.20 • Rev.20.10 • Rev.20.14 • Rev.20.15 |
| λίμνη | lake | Rev.20.14 |
| λίμνασ | lakes | LXX.Ps.107.35 • LXX.Ps.114.8 |
| λίμναι | lakes | LXX.Song.7.4 |
Abbott-Smith
λίμνη, -ης, ἡ, [in LXX: Ps 106 (107):35 113 (114):8* (אֲגַם), Ca 7:4* (5*) (בְּרֵכָה) I Mac 11:35, II Mac 12:16*;]
a lake: of the Sea of Galilee (Mt, Mk, v.s. θάλασσα), Lk 5:2 8:22, 23, 33; λ. Γεννησαρέτ (q.v.), Lk 5:1; λ. τ. πυρός, Re 19:20 20:10, 14, 15; καιομένη πυρί, Re 21:8.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 107:35 · 114:8* |
| Song of Solomon | 7:4* · 7:5* |
| Luke | 5:1 · 5:2 · 8:22 · 8:23 · 8:33 |
| Revelation | 19:20 · 20:10 · 20:14 · 20:15 · 21:8 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
λίμνη-η, ἡ,
pool of standing water left by the sea or a river, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: hence, marshy lake, mere, distinguished from ἕλος, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Γυγαίη[Refs 5th c.BC+]; λ. τροχοειδής, at Delos, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b also, artificial pool or basin, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 in [Refs 8th c.BC+] and other Poets, the sea, [λίμνηης 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 13.21, 32 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]: so in Trag. in Lyric poetry, λίμνηᾳ πορφυροειδεῖ [λίμνηας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 476, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 446; Πόσειδον, ὃς γλαυκᾶς μέδεις.. λίμνηας 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 371 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; Μηλίδα πὰρ λ. by the Malian bay, [Refs]
__II Λίμναι, αἱ, (used without the article), a quarter of Athens (once probably marshy), near the Acropolis, in which stood the Lenaeum, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 a quarter or suburb of Sparta, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II.3 a place in Messenia, [Refs]